Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Total Surface Area Question - Due Thursday (end of day)

Alfred is painting his family room - including the walls and ceiling.
His family room is 4 m long, 5.5 m wide, and 3 m high.
It has a doorway 1m by 2 m and a square window with side length 0.5 m.

a) Calculate the area that needs to be painted.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

IXL Math Practice - for the week

Complete all the areas listed below:
Measurement:  L.1 to L.6 (all)
Geometry: x.18, x.19, x.20, x.28, x.30, x.31

I will be tracking your progress and I will share your results with you on Friday.  Remember to try your best.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Volume & Displacement - due Thursday, Feb. 14th

http://goo.gl/uqiXm
Watch the above video.  How do you figure out the volume of a rectangular prism?  How about a cube?  What is the difference between the units used to measure total surface area and volume of a rectangular prism? (Write answers in your math workbook - don't forget to use a title and give an example.)

Friday, February 1, 2013

Math POW - due Thursday, Feb. 7th

http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2012-13/POTWB-12-ME-15-P.pdf
Don't forget to show me the math.  You will use a rubric to evaluate your answer.  Note:  You will need to know how to figure out the area of a triangle.  If you don't remember you may see me for some clues.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Total Surface Area (TSA) of a Rectangular Prism


Watch the above video. Answer the following questions in your math workbook (remember to include a title). 1. Write a formula for figuring out the total surface area of a rectangular prism. How would your formula change if you were figuring out the total surface area of a cube?
2. Draw and measure the total surface area of the following shape.Record your formula and answer clearly.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

IXL Math Practice/Review

http://ca.ixl.com/
Explore the above math site.  See me for your own name & password.  Begin with charts and circle graphs. 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Graphing/Data Management

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Read the create a graph tutorial.  Afterwards, create one of each graph.

Re: Visual Multiplication and 48/2(9+3)

  
Watch the above video. Try a couple of examples. What is your opinion of these methods?